Friday, May 28, 2010

Congresswoman Baldwin on 'DADT' (Video)

Just In: Rep Tammy Baldwin on House Repeal of “DADT"..... :)“The repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ marks another importantmilestone in our struggle for equal rights for all Americans.Forcing service members to lie about their personal lives orface discharge & keeping qualified men & women from servingtheir country is a misguided, unjust & discriminatory policy.I look forward to a full & expeditious implementation of therepeal to strengthen our national security & afford our servicemembers the rights & dignity they deserve.”

Thursday Update: Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin's FloorStatement on Repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”....VIDEO“Today we have the opportunity to right a wrong. I rise in strongsupport of repealing the military’s ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy.Seventeen years after Congress passed ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’we know that it is a misguided, unjust & discriminatory policy.Not only does ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ damage the lives & livelihoodsof military professionals, it deprives our nation & our armedservices of their honorable service & their needed skills.Under this law, almost 14,000 service members have beendischarged, including almost a thousand mission-critical troops& at least 60 Arabic speakers and 10 Farsi linguists. It’s indefensible!When the House votes to repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ we willhave taken one more step on the path to full civil rights & equalityfor LGBT Americans. But we will also change the course of historyfor all the courageous Americans who serve our country & fortheir families. In the land of free and the home of the brave, it islong past time for Congress to end this un-American policy.”Updates to Come…